Rail-holder



(No Modei.)

G. MoLENNON.

BAIL HOLDER.

No. 605,793. Patented June 14,1898.

I I I II I 6 UNITED STATES;

PATENT QFFICE.

CHARLES MOLENNON, OF. SPRING GULCl-l, COLORADO.

RAIL-HOLD ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,793, dated June 14, 1898.

Application filed January 29, 1893, Serial No. 668,466. (No model.)

T aZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, CHARLES MoLENNoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spring Gulch, in the county of Pitkin and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

This invention relates to a novel rail-chair, and has for its-object the production of a simple and inexpensive chair which may be read- Y sists' in forming the chair upon a flat cast ily applied to the rail after the former has been spiked in place and which when so applied Will securely retain't-he rail against lateral movement or spreading, as well as against the tendency to tilt or rock.

' A further object is to so construct the chair that it will be retained upon the tie without the use of bolts or spikes, although in practice it is designed to spike the chair to the rail as an additional security, the direction of the strain upon said spikes being such that it will be impossible for them to draw, as in the ordinary forms of rail-chairs.

To the accomplishment of these and other objects subordin ate thereto the invention conspike-notches in a peculiar manner, whereby spikes may be employed as an additional securing means, althoughthe construction and arrangement of the chair issuch that the employment of spikes may be dispensed with,

I if desired.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a per spectiye view of a rail and tie provided with my chair. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the tie and chair, the rail being shown in section;

proved form.

3 indicates my improved chair, composed of a fiat plate designed to be imposed against one ofthe side faces of the tie and provided with a chair-seat 4, formed between a laterally-extending lug 5, located at the upper edge and at one extremity of the plate, and an overhanging longitudinally-disposed beak 6, which in practice extends over the spikeflange of the rail, upon the inner side. 0nd laterally-extending lug 7 is provided at the opposite endand the opposite side of the chair, which is so proportioned that the lugs 5 and 7, which extend from the same side or face of the chair, are located in vertical planes upon opposite sides of the chair-seat and the beak and above and below the tie. The inner end wall of the chair is inclined, as shown, from the inner extremityof its lower edge to the beak 6, the purpose of this inclination being to locate spike-notches 9 in a substan tially direct line with that of the strain exerted upon the chair by the tendency of the rail to rock or spread under the imposed weight of the passing vehicle, and the opposit-e end face 10 is likewise inclined to bring it in substantially parallel relation with the endface 8 and is provided with one or more spike-notches 11.

Heretofore it has been necessary to slide the chairs along the rails until they contact with the tie, the reason being that in order to get a positive or looking chair-seat it has been A secnecessary to so construct the rail-seat that i the chair could only be applied by slipping the rail longitudinally into the seat. By the employment of my chair, however, this action is obviated and the chair may be readily applied to the rail after it has been spiked to face of the chair-seat. The chairis then slid along the rail in the direction of the tie until it lies fiat against the opposed face of the lat ter, at which times the lugs 5 and 7 project above and below the tie in contact with the top and bottom faces thereof. It will be seen, however, that the securing-lugs are located upon opposite sides of the rail, which, when strain is exerted upon the rail, will cause both lugs to oppose a positive resistance to retain the chair against movement upon the tie, and the beak 6, overlapping the spike-flange, will effectually prevent movement of the rail within the chair.

As stated, ordinary spikes may be passed through the spike-notches and driven into the tie, and the several spikes located at the ends of the chair will be located in substantially the line of the strain exerted, or at right angles to the direction of pressure of the vehicle-wheels upon the inner side or edge of the rail; but while the present embodiment of ,the invention appears at this time to be preferable I do not care to limitmyself to the structural details set out, but reserve the right to change, modify, or vary them at will within the scope of the protection prayed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A rail-chair made from a flat plate, having a seat in one edge thereof, and having lugs extending laterally in the same direction from opposite ends of opposite sides of the plate.

2. A rail-chair composed of a fiat plate provided with lugs extending laterally in the same direction from the opposite ends of the opposite sides of the plate, and with an inter- 1n ediate longitudinally-disposed beak located above the upper edge of the plate and defining one side of the rail-seat, substantially as specified.

3. A rail-chair, composed of a flat plate provided with a chair-seat and with inclined notched ends, substantially as specified.

t. A rail-chair composed of a flat plate provided with laterally-extending lugs located at the opposite ends of its opposite sides, a longitudinally-disposed beak located at the front end of its upper side, and defining one side of a chair-seat, the plate being provided with parallel inclined end walls having notches for the reception of spikes, substantially as specifled.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES MULENNON.

Vitnesses:

F. E. SWEET, Knnrnn DuxLAr. 

